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Kotaku EastA Speed Eating Contest for Japan’s “Most Disgusting” Food
Have you ever heard of nattou (納豆)? It’s fermented beans that are slimy, sticky, and smell like socks. I quite like nattou, but many foreigners (and some Japanese) think it’s utterly repellent. Sounds like the perfect food for a speed eating contest! If you are not familiar with nattou, here is a video of people…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 24, 2014 -
UncategorizedStar Wars Podracer from Kerbal Space Program Can Actually Fly
Anakin’s podracer doesn’t hold a candle to this one. No sir. Redditor m1sz created an actual, working podracer in spacecraft-building simulator Kerbal Space Program, and even made a video of the podracer in flight. Well, not just that—like any good Kerbal Space Program footage, it starts with a prototype crashing. And ends with a prototype…
By András Neltz Published March 24, 2014 -
Kotaku EastCrimea’s New Attorney General Reacts to Her Internet Fandom
After the new Prosecutor of the Crimean republic, Natalia Poklonskaya, gave a press conference earlier this month, anime style fan art started appearing online. But what does Poklonskaya think of all that? In a recent interview (via The Voice of Russia), Russian television channel NTV asked the prosecutor what she thought about her newfound fame…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 24, 2014 - Uncategorized
You Can’t Kill Like BioShock, But You Can Shop Like BioShock
The two “real” bottles of BioShock Infinite vigor we posted about last year were nice, but you know what, these two might be even nicer. Their packaging design was the work of Zoe Brookes, formerly of Irrational Games. That Murder of Crows box looks like the swishest bottle of Scotch on Earth…if, you know, it…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 24, 2014 - Uncategorized
New Infamous Game Is Secretly Pretty Funny
Cute, Infamous. Very cute. If you haven’t seen, the rest of the game is pretty great too. If you end up picking it up, be sure to keep an eye on some other signs as well (click “expand” on the one below to read the fine print). inFAMOUS in case of emergency… [Reddit, via Gamefreaks]
By Luke Plunkett Published March 23, 2014 - Culture
Future Batman Glows In The Dark (And Is Really Old)
A community site for game artists is holding their annual fan art challenge for Comic-Con, which means everyone gets to take a break from drawing space marines and draw some superheroes instead. Some of these images are just recreating the existing look/style of a character, while others are getting a little more imaginative. Satoshi Arakawa’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 23, 2014 - Uncategorized
The 3DS So Rare Nintendo Only Made One Of Them
Every year, a Pokemon tournament is held in Japan to decide the nation’s best schoolboy player. It’s a competition worth entering, because the prize is one for the ages. The prize for the winner of the latest tournament is this Mega Charizard 3DS XL, which is so rare because it comes with the competition winner’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 23, 2014 - Uncategorized
16 Hours Of Gaming + Too Much Energy Drinks = Kidney Failure, Coma
“I was playing Call of Duty”, Norwegian teenager Henrik Eide Dahl told The Local. “Then everything went dark and I passed out.” Dahl, 14, had been playing the shooter on his school’s LAN with friends when, taking a break in the cafeteria, he collapsed. Rushed to hospital, his kidneys failed and he slipped into a…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 23, 2014 - Uncategorized
It Takes A Special Game To Make Me This Obsessive, Bravely Default
I’m fifty-two hours into my first play-through of Bravely Default: Where the Fairy Flies. All four of my characters are level 99, each has all 24 of the game’s jobs mastered. I’ve not maxed-out levels and jobs in a Final Fantasy game in… ever. Recently Jason Schreier wrote about a column by BuzzFeed’s Rachel Sanders…
By Mike Fahey Published March 23, 2014 - Culture
The Week In Games: Don’t Fear The Reaper
It’s a great week for fans of Japanese games and expansions for North American blockbuster hits. More Diablo III. More BioShock Infinite. Like, a hundred knights or something. That’s a lot of knights. TUESDAY, MARCH 25 BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma (PS3) The Witch and the Hundred Knight (PS3) Cut the Rope: Triple Threat (3DS) Dynasty Warriors…
By Mike Fahey Published March 23, 2014 -
ReviewsThese Mixed-Up Little LEGO Creatures Are Just The Best
I had no idea what a Mixel was supposed to be when I first saw them on the shelf at Wal-Mart, but they fit my criteria for instant purchase: they were labeled “LEGO” and priced under $5.00. That’s a small price to pay for love. What are Mixels? For one, they’re the star of a…
By Mike Fahey Published March 23, 2014 -
CultureThere’s So Much To Eat And Drink In Titanfall, You Guys
Hold up, everybody. Cease fire! Why are we shooting at each other, when we could be looting Titanfall‘s levels of booze, snacks, pizza, soda, and the odd Cup Noodles instead? Check out how much food Enjoy the Bits‘ Paul Yan has found in the game. Yan’ mission is to chronicle the appearance of food in…
By Mike Fahey Published March 23, 2014 -
ReviewsInfamous: Second Son: The Kotaku Review
I was worried about Second Son The first two Infamous games—both personal favorites of mine—stand as high points in Sony’s first-party publishing portfolio: wonderfully crafted superhero playgrounds infused with a great sense of flow and urgency. Both of Cole McGrath‘s adventures held inspirations and commentary drawn from the real world but those elements lay nestled…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 23, 2014 - Uncategorized
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Vision Thing
Virtual reality headsets abounded at last week’s Game Developer’s Conference. Between the new Oculus Rift and Sony’s Project Morpheus we got some amazingly ‘Shoppable pictures of Kotaku editors wearing VR headsets. You know what to do. At least I hope you know what to do — most of you have been doing this much longer…
By Mike Fahey Published March 23, 2014 -
UncategorizedHappy Anniversary, Hellboy
March 22, 2014 has been declared Hellboy Day by Dark Horse Comics. That’s because it’s been 20 years since Mike Mignola’s signature creation first appeared in print. It’s been a long, awesome existence for Anung Un Rama. Let’s celebrate it by picking the brain of Hellboy’s daddy. The iconic creator got on the phone with…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 23, 2014 - Uncategorized
When We Can Start Playing The Elder Scrolls Online
It’s almost time for the massive invasion of Tamriel by the combined forces of PC and Mac massively multiplayer online role-playing gamers. Zenimax has revealed the dates and times servers are opening up for the early access and official launch of The Elder Scrolls Online. The exact timing on server openings for the MMO extension…
By Mike Fahey Published March 23, 2014 - Culture
Sunday Comics: Another Word For Plot
Welcome to Kotaku‘s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira. Published March 22. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published March 16. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…
By Mike Fahey Published March 23, 2014
